Psychology for Everyday Life
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Psychology for Everyday Life explores the fundamental concepts and principles of psychology as they apply to daily experiences and decision-making. This course examines topics such as perception, learning, memory, motivation, emotion, stress, interpersonal relationships, and psychological well-being. Through real-world examples and practical activities, students learn to recognize psychological processes in themselves and others, gaining insights into effective communication, problem-solving, and behavior change. The course equips students with evidence-based strategies to improve personal growth, resilience, and mental health in their everyday lives.
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Psychology and Your Life 2nd Edition by
Robert S. Feldman
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychology
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Q1) Which of the following subfields in psychology focuses on how people grow and change from the moment of conception through death?
A)Cognitive Psychology
B)Developmental Psychology
C)Experimental Psychology
D)Counseling Psychology
Answer: B
Q2) ____________ seeks to understand how we might inherit certain behavioral traits and how the environment influences whether we actually display such traits.
Answer: Behavioral genetics
Explanation: Behavioral genetics
Behavioral genetics focuses on biological mechanisms,such as chromosomes and genes that enable inherited behavior to unfold.
Q3) In naturalistic observation,the investigator observes people in a laboratory setting to see their reactions.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Neuroscience and Behavior Concepts
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Q1) The _____________ moves from one end of the axon to the other like a flame moving along a fuse.
A)dendrite
B)neuron
C)action potential
D)terminal button
Answer: C
Q2) Neurons that fire not only when a person enacts a particular behavior,but also when a person observes another individual carrying out the same behavior,are known as
A)observable neurons.
B)mirror neurons.
C)duplicate neurons.
D)reflective neurons.
Answer: B
Q3) The _____ is found just above the medulla and behind the pons.
Answer: cerebellum
Explanation: cerebellum
The cerebellum is above the medulla and behind the pons.
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Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) The _______________ is the minimum change in stimulation required to detect the difference between two stimuli.
A)absolute threshold
B)difference threshold
C)constant proportion
D)proportional threshold
Answer: B
Q2) _______________ encompasses the processes by which our sense organs receive information from the environment.
A)Perception
B)Sensation
C)Knowledge
D)Acquired Knowledge
Answer: B
Q3) Trichromatic mechanisms work within the ______________.
A)retina
B)cortex
C)basal ganglia
D)substantia nigra
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: States of Consciousness
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Q1) During which stage of sleep does most of the dreaming occur?
A)Stage 1
B)REM
C)Stage 3
D)Stage 4
Q2) People in a trance will commit antisocial acts that they normally would not commit.
A)True
B)False
Q3) If Susan is sleeping and her alarm goes off,but she cannot hear it and does not move,then she is likely in which stage of sleep?
A)Stage 1
B)Stage 2
C)Stage 3
D)Stage 4
Q4) Dreams typically occur in the __________ stage of sleep.
A)NREM
B)REM
C)MREM
D)fourth
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Chapter 5: Learning
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Q1) The process by which a stimulus increases the probability that a preceding behavior will be repeated is called reinforcement.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Classical conditioning only works with animals.It does not work with humans.
A)True
B)False
Q3) _____________ refers to a stimulus that decreases the probability that a prior behavior will occur again.
A)Extinction
B)Punishment
C)Discrimination
D)Reinforcement
Q4) Based on what you have learned about conditioning and reinforcement,determine if punishment is an effective way to modify behavior.
Q5) Sigmund Freud created classical conditioning while working with his female patients in Vienna.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Thinking, Memory, Cognition, and Language
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Q1) If you clearly remember what you did on Thanksgiving four years ago because that was when your niece was born,then you are using ________________ memory.
A)declarative
B)procedural
C)semantic
D)episodic
Q2) The intentional or conscious recollection of information is called ____________ memory.
A)explicit
B)implicit
C)flashbulb
D)external
Q3) In ____________ memory,information is stored on a relatively permanent basis,although it may be difficult to retrieve.
A)sensory
B)short-term
C)long-term
D)processing
Q4) Explain the concept of schemas in terms of memory.
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Chapter 7: Motivation and Emotion
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Q1) The most widely used measure of obesity is ______________,which is based on a ratio of weight to height.
A)Body Mass Index (BMI)
B)Beam Measuring Index (BMI)
C)Body Measuring Indices (BMI)
D)Beam Mass Index (BMI)
Q2) _____________ approaches to motivation suggest that motivation is a product of people's thoughts,expectations,and goals.
A)Drive-reduction
B)Arousal
C)Cognitive
D)Incentive
Q3) ____________ is the rate at which food is converted to energy and expended by the body.
Q4) The need for achievement is a powerful secondary drive.
A)True
B)False
Q5) According to the _____________ theory of emotion,both physiological arousal and emotional experiences are produced simultaneously by the same nerve stimulus.
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Chapter 8: Development
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Q1) In the ____________ theory of aging,aging produces a gradual withdrawal from the world on physical,psychological,and social levels.
A)disengagement
B)disagreement
C)anti-aging
D)activity
Q2) The average age at which marriage takes place is higher than at any time since the turn of the last century.
A)True
B)False
Q3) High-quality daycare provides little or no gain,and may even hinder the social development of children.
A)True
B)False
Q4) When an egg becomes fertilized by sperm,the resulting one-celled entity is called a ___________.
Q5) Theories that suggest that human cells have a built-in time limit to their reproduction,and that after a certain time they are no longer able to divide,are called _____________ theories of aging.
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Chapter 9: Personality and Individual Differences
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Q1) The capacity to understand the world,think rationally,and use resources effectively when faced with challenges is considered one's _______________.
A)cognitions
B)intelligence
C)emotionality
D)stability
Q2) ________________ approaches to personality assume that personality is motivated by inner forces and conflicts about which people have little awareness.
Q3) According to Jung,there are universal symbols that represent a particular person,object,or experience;these are called _______________.
Q4) What are the criticisms of the Rorschach and the TAT?
Q5) Freud created the first stage theory of development,and called it the Psychosocial Stages of Development.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The part of the personality,according to Freud,that provides a buffer between the id and the outside world is known as the ______________.
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Chapter 10: Psychological Disorders
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Q1) Nick is terrified of spiders.If he sees a picture of a spider,he starts to sweat and tremble.Nick is likely suffering from a _______________ involving spiders.
A)phobia
B)fear
C)mania
D)bad dream
Q2) Only people with mental illness experience anxiety.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A form of amnesia in which the individual leaves home and sometimes assumes a new identity is called ______________.
A)dissociative amnesia
B)dissociative identity disorder
C)dissociative fugue
D)mood disorder
Q4) A form of amnesia in which the individual leaves home and sometimes assumes a new identity is called ______________.
Q5) An extended state of intense,wild elation is known as ___________.
Q6) Describe the negative symptoms associated with schizophrenia.
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Chapter 11: Treatment of Psychological Disorders
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Q1) The underlying rationale of________________ therapy is that people have control of their behavior,can make choices about their lives,and are essentially responsible for solving their own problems.
Q2) Based on the data that has been collected,what conclusions can we draw about the effectiveness of psychotherapy?
Q3) Short-term therapy that focuses on the context of current social relationships is known as _____________ therapy.
A)humanistic
B)psychodynamic
C)person-centered
D)interpersonal therapy
Q4) Psychologically based therapy,or ____________,is treatment in which a trained professional,a therapist,uses psychological techniques to help someone overcome psychological difficulties and disorders,resolve problems in living,or bring about personal growth.
A)psychodynamics
B)humanism
C)psychotherapy
D)biomedical therapy
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Chapter 12: Social Psychology
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Q1) _____________ helplessness occurs when people conclude that unpleasant or aversive stimuli cannot be controlled.This view of the world becomes so ingrained that they cease trying to remedy the aversive circumstances,even if they actually can exert some influence on the situation.
Q2) Learned _________ occurs when people conclude that unpleasant or aversive stimuli cannot be controlled-a view of the world that becomes so ingrained that they cease trying to remedy the aversive circumstances,even if they actually can exert some influence on the situation.
Q3) A mutual network of caring,interested others is known as ___________ support.
Q4) If Joann loses her job and cannot find work to support her children,she is likely experiencing a personal stressor.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The way people understand and make sense of others and themselves is known as
A)schemas
B)social cognition
C)impression formation
D)central traits
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